Some people from the alliance arranged to pick up the plane, and after getting off the plane, everyone arrived at the hotel and settled in smoothly.
In the same two-person standard room as before, Lin Yan and Jing Yuanzhou naturally lived together.
That night, the staff who filmed the propaganda came to meet them and recorded an interview on the spot.
Because the third and fourth seeds in each major region need to pass the play-in competition before the group stage, LDF and PAY have arrived a few days earlier in order to maintain a better state of the game. And Three's flight was also scheduled half a day before, so GH, which landed in the evening, was undoubtedly the last team in the Huaguo Division to participate in the interview.
However, with Bi Yaohua present, no one will ever be disappointed in this kind of challenge to other regions.
After the recording is over, everyone will recall the content just now, and they are very doubtful that they will be approached after the broadcast.
In particular, Win, the top-seeded team in the Korean division, was the first to be bombarded in this segment due to the series of grievances and entanglements that occurred in the two divisions.
In the interview of the king, there is a scene like this-
Bi Yaohua looked at the camera and smiled wildly with a colorful killing mate's rainbow head: "Win? I think the name of their team is really good, and the meaning alone is very beautiful. You see, Our GH, Go Home, means to send the opponent home. Their Win is definitely even more incredible! Win, by analogy, is to send the opponent to win the championship. This should be the most self-awareness I have seen in recent years, It is also the most dedicated team. A wave of 666 for them is really awesome!"
When they came out of the shooting room and went back to the room to rest, everyone didn't forget to brush a wave of 666 for their forced brother.
This wave of interpretations is truly incredible, and it is indeed the man who supported the sky with his own strength in their club.
When they were about to leave, Lin Yan did not forget to remind: "Manager Luo has already contacted the training hall that will be used later. Take a good rest tonight to adjust the soil and water problems, and officially start training tomorrow afternoon. We won’t be able to play for a few days at this stage, and the group stage will officially start after the end, so take advantage of these few days to adjust yourself to the best state as soon as possible, do you know?”
The team members responded in unison: "Understood!"
Although the status of the second seed avoids the trouble of the play-in, it also means that they must directly enter the best rhythm in the first time on the field.
In each group, two teams are destined to miss the quarterfinals. E-sports is so cruel.
The training hall that Luo Mo contacted was soon in place.
In this regard, Lin Yan has always been willing to spend money, all the supporting equipment are readily available, and there is a separate lounge.
After completing the daily training plan, with the official start of the play-in match, the group gathered in the lounge to watch the live broadcast.
The teams participating in the play-in are the top seeds in several small divisions and the third and fourth seeds in the major divisions. Except for the two teams in the Korean division, which can be seen a little bit, the teams in other divisions are generally not too big. combat power. With the strengths of LDF and PAY, it is basically possible to enter the group stage of the last sixteen after a short transition. As for the remaining qualifying places, it depends on who can seize the last chance in those teams in other divisions.
Lin Yan is not worried about the strength of the two friendly teams in his own division. He spared time to watch the play-in matches. On the one hand, it is a break during the training period, and on the other hand, he also understands the current specific level of the next division.
Unsurprisingly, as the play-in rounds went on round by round, PAY and LDF directly booked the finalists for the top sixteen with their outstanding record.
Wait until the end of the final round of competition, the full list of the group stage is also officially generated.
Next, the link that Lin Yan is most worried about will be the draw for the group stage.
After coming to South Korea, Lin Yan unconsciously developed the habit of going for a walk with Jing Yuanzhou every day after meals.
The day before the official grouping, he was hanging out with Jing Yuanzhou as usual, and inadvertently swiped his phone, and found that the interview videos of the major teams were finally officially released on the Internet.
Aside from those eliminated teams that have no chance of promotion, among the remaining teams that have secured the top sixteen places, the words released in this pre-interview stage are of a higher level than one.
As for whose trash talk is more ruthless, you only need to look at the number of retweets and comments below to see at a glance.
As long as the popularity explodes, there is definitely a certain truth.
Lin Yan casually looked at it.
Tobi Yaohua's clothes, their GH's popularity is so high, the following comments have been annihilated by waves of crappy Chinese, you don't have to guess to think that they are all slur words found by Korean fans using translation software .
On the popularity list, they are just below their team, and the next one is Win in the Korean division.
Since the last competition for the national server ranking, the arrogant Nilay has been restrained for a long time.
I thought I was really good at learning, but now it seems that I have been suffocated.
At this time, after finally waiting for such an opportunity to speak trash, it was obviously a relief.
Nilay: "That said, my goal is to become the top wing player in the world. I don't deny that some old players in other regions are really good, but in this year's World Championship, the top player It's time to change the position... As for the group stage, if there is a chance, of course, I hope to collide with GH on the field as soon as possible. Isn't it said that our team is very similar to GH? But it is also because That's right, the winner should be decided earlier. After all, in the professional league, there is never a need for two teams with too similar attributes to coexist at the same time... One thing I firmly believe is that this year's South Korea is definitely the strongest. !"
Lin Yan didn't need subtitle translation when watching such a video. After the playback was over, he realized that he had unknowingly scattered and returned to the downstairs of the hotel.
After walking into the lobby, I followed Jing Yuanzhou to the elevator, and pulled the corners of his mouth without smiling: "Win is similar to our team? Some Korean e-sports media are blind."
I don't know if the media really think so or deliberately looking for trouble. Since the start of the World Championship, people have always compared Win with GH.
The reason is probably that both sides are seeded teams in their respective regions, and Win is indeed full of new players just like GH after the reorganization. In this way, there are only a handful of teams that entered the World Championship in one fell swoop when they participated in the professional league for the first time. Looking at the entire e-sports history, there are only a handful of teams. In order to make a gimmick, the media naturally compared the two teams together.
It is understandable that the outside world actively considers news value, but from the perspective of a mother like Lin Yan, there is always a feeling that the team that he built by himself has been insulted.
Putting Win and his GH together, it feels like trying to compare Nilay with Jing Yuanzhou.
Also match? !
Looking at Lin Yan's unhappy expression, Jing Yuanzhou couldn't help but laugh.
He gently pressed Lin Yan's shoulder and squeezed twice: "It's just trash talk before the game, so take it seriously?"
Lin Yan didn't speak, pushed the door and walked in.
It's not that he doesn't understand what the pre-match interview is. Of course, he also knows that this kind of video is not necessary at all.
However, this still does not affect him, but he is unhappy with the Win team from the bottom of his heart.
Jing Yuanzhou followed into the room, glanced at Lin Yan's expression, and suggested, "How about you do the lottery tomorrow?"
Lin Yan asked strangely, "Why?"
Jing Yuanzhou: "Don't you all say that things like mind are very mysterious? You are thinking about Win now, maybe you really won?"
Lin Yan didn't want to directly shake his head: "Forget it, Win will learn a lesson sooner or later, but it's up to you to go to the group. I bring my own lottery spell, this kind of thing is really not suitable for me. If it really does, can I draw it? It's hard to say that I'm in the same group as Win, but I'm sure I'll bring a team back from the three teams of LDF, PAY, and Three."
If you want to ask what you are most afraid of in the World Championship, it must be the teammates in your own division killing each other.
After all, four of the current top 16 teams are from the Huaguo Division. In order to avoid a tragedy, Lin Yan still firmly refuses to do it himself when it comes to drawing lots.
The next day, the lottery ceremony.
Team representatives from each division gathered together.
When Lin Yan and Jing Yuanzhou arrived, they could feel the clear line of sight cast from the surroundings at that moment.
After all, it has been a long time since there was such a team that directly entered the World Championship as soon as it emerged.
Although Jing Yuanzhou has long been famous, it is still inevitable that players in other divisions will pay more attention to the mysterious dark horse team of GH.
Lin Yan didn't seem to notice these blatant inquiries, and walked all the way with an indifferent expression. In this way, he walked with Jing Yuanzhou to several teams in the same competition area and sat next to Luni.
They arrived not too early, and many team representatives arrived one after another.
Lin Yan lowered his head and played with his mobile phone, and did not pay attention to the surrounding dynamics.
It wasn't until he felt that the communication in the entire venue suddenly stopped for a moment, and then he raised his head in confusion.
At this moment, not only the others suddenly became quiet, but also Jing Yuanzhou, who was talking to Luni next to him.
Turning around again, I saw two figures walking in from the door.
One was wearing a neat casual suit and the other was wearing a grey and red KING uniform.
It was Song Cheng, the coach of the KING team in the Korean division, and An Chengye, the legendary player whose ID was Flm.
The face that I just saw in the video before suddenly appeared in front of him, causing Lin Yan to frown.
After glancing at him, he was about to withdraw his gaze, but found that the man in front of him was looking in their direction unintentionally, and paused subtly.
Then, he walked over.
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